COMMON NAMES:  

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .65 - .78

DENSITY:  

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   5.8%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   3.%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:

DURABILITY1:   Very good

SOURCE:  Central and Eastern Africa

DESCRIPTION:   Dark brown to black with fine black veining. A heavy, coarse-textured wood with bending and shock-resistant properties similar to ash and hickory. Hard and heavy. Used for tool handles and carving. Also called Pallissandre.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.